[Yes, fortunately the one thing beyond the changes Basil has avoided so far is death. He was never in any real danger either, as a Shade, even though he doesn't remember the encounters he had or the people he terrorized...in the end, things could have gone a lot worse for him, but they didn't. A calm before the inevitable storm, as it were.
Which isn't to say that Basil is okay after all of this, of course. He's...very much not, actually, and it's going to take some time for him to recover from it. Fugo may not be surprised to find that he isn't going to leave the Palazzo again at all this month, not unless he's coaxed outside.
But there is more to it than just that, and Basil himself is waffling on whether or not he wants to talk about it. He thinks he's able to now without getting too upset, thanks to his discussion with Komaeda...and Fugo, he thinks, should at least know that something strange went on.
So, after a moment, Basil sits back a little to give Fugo some space again. He doesn't move far, just enough so that they can look at each other.]
...all I remember...
[He swallows hard, then repeats the words burned into his mind:]
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Which isn't to say that Basil is okay after all of this, of course. He's...very much not, actually, and it's going to take some time for him to recover from it. Fugo may not be surprised to find that he isn't going to leave the Palazzo again at all this month, not unless he's coaxed outside.
But there is more to it than just that, and Basil himself is waffling on whether or not he wants to talk about it. He thinks he's able to now without getting too upset, thanks to his discussion with Komaeda...and Fugo, he thinks, should at least know that something strange went on.
So, after a moment, Basil sits back a little to give Fugo some space again. He doesn't move far, just enough so that they can look at each other.]
...all I remember...
[He swallows hard, then repeats the words burned into his mind:]
"Find Katurian. Room 305." ...b-but he...he wasn't there.